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Cape Town – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said on Thursday that South Africa’s economy would not slip into recession, rejecting predictions by some economists that sharp falls in the rand pointed to a contraction this year. “We are growing as an economy, we are not going into a recession. But …

Cape Town – Welsh club Ospreys have announced the signing of Springbok outside back JJ Engelbrecht. “Ospreys Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of South African international JJ Engelbrecht, subject to work permit,” the club posted on their official website. In what has been described as “a major coup” …

Woolworths Holdings announced on Thursday that it expected headline earnings per share for the six months to December 27 of between 242.6 and 262 cents, representing an increase of 25-35 percent on the 194.1 cents reported in the equivalent period a year before. Thursday’s trading update added that David Jones, …

Cape Town – The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it is “deeply incensed and disappointed” to hear that President Jacob Zuma has now officially signed all tax legislation from 2015 into law. This includes the 2015 Tax Laws Amendment Act and the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act. …

South Africa’s top tennis player, Kevin Anderson, on Wednesday won his opening match at the Auckland Classic event in New Zealand. Anderson, seeded fourth at the ATP World Tour 250 event, beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands in a tight encounter 7-6 (10/8), 7-6 (7/5). Anderson, who had a bye …

CAPE TOWN – Fourteen schoolgirls have successfully built, calibrated and launched a satellite into near space. The 14 high school pupils are alumni from the inaugural SpaceTrek camp, the second stage of the Women in Stem Space Programme run by the Meta Economic Development Organisation (Medo), a non-profit organisation. The programme …

Cape Town – Newly signed Bidvest Wits defender Bongani Khumalo says that it was an easy option to team up with former coach Gavin Hunt after his stay at SuperSport United ‘didn’t work out’. Khumalo spent six months at SuperSport after his contract with Tottenham Hotspur had come to an …

Cape Town – Discarded Proteas JP Duminy and Dane Vilas notched a record partnership playing for their franchise, the Cape Cobras this past weekend. Both were recently dropped from the Proteas Test team but sent a message to the selectors in the Sunfoil Series match against the Highveld Lions in …

Cape Town – From an investment point of view, the introduction of e-tolls has already substantially boosted the demand for certain properties, according to Richard Gray, CEO of Harcourts Africa. The increased demand is for rental homes close to workplaces, good schools and public transport hubs, and for student flats …

Cape Town – Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Friday named an unchanged Proteas squad for the remaining two Tests against England as well as a 14-man squad for the five-match ODI series. “We were highly encouraged by the performance put up by the Proteas at Newlands,” commented CSA selection convener, …